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About Chicholi Village

Chicholi is a small village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 242 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 135.6 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 242
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chicholi compares

By the 2011 count Chicholi is the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 135.6 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Chicholi

Chicholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chicholi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chicholi from other places

Chicholi lies about 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chicholi
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Chicholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chicholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicholi village had a population of 485. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Chicholi village has 242 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicholi has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Chicholi is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chicholi covers 135.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chicholi falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chicholi is Bhatapara, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Chicholi.

Chicholi is about 63 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicholi is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 10 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champa (2.5 km), Thelki (3.4 km) and Bharuwadih (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chicholi today is likely to be higher.

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